1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 400 F.2d
  5. 400 F.2d 857 (1968)
 

HENNIGAN v. ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY

Nos. 17017-17019.

400 F.2d 857 (1968)

Ellen HENNIGAN, Administratrix of the Estate of James C. Hennigan, Deceased, v. ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY and City of Philadelphia v. DRISCOLL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc. and Gulf Oil Corporation, City of Philadelphia, Appellant. Roger A. JOHNSON, Administrator of the Estate of Robert C. Wilson, Deceased, v. ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY and City of Philadelphia v. DRISCOLL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc. and Gulf Oil Corporation, City of Philadelphia, Appellant. Bonnie RIDDICK, Administratrix of the Estate of John Riddick, Deceased, v. ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY and City of Philadelphia v. DRISCOLL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc. and Gulf Oil Corporation, City of Philadelphia, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1968.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Murphy, Murphy, Veldorale & Weisbord, Philadelphia, Pa. (Vincent C. Veldorale, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant, City of Philadelphia.

Sheldon L. Albert, Beasley, Albert, Hewson & Casey, Philadelphia, Pa. (James E. Beasley, John J. Cahill, Jr., Cahill, Cahill & Lynch, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellees, Hennigan and Johnson.

William L. Meritz, Zarwin, Prince, Baum, Steerman & Somerson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Bonnie Riddick.

Before McLAUGHLIN, FREEDMAN and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

On August 22, 1962, four employees of Driscoll Construction Company were killed in an explosion while working on the construction of a sewer tunnel in the City of Philadelphia. The explosion apparently resulted from the ignition of petroleum vapors which had accumulated in the tunnel.

The personal representatives of three of the decedents brought diversity actions in the district court under Pennsylvania's wrongful...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases